Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy
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| Type | Deemed to be University |
|---|---|
| Established | 1984 |
| Chancellor | Ramachandran |
| Vice-Chancellor | R.Sethuraman |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Rural, 168 acres |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www |
The Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, known as SASTRA, is a deemed to be University in the town of Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. Undergraduate and postgraduate engineering courses are its focus. It offers undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral [1]courses in Engineering, Science, Education, Management and Arts.[2]
History
SASTRA Deemed University started in 1984 in the form of Shanmugha College of Engineering, affiliated to the Bharathidasan University, Trichy. In 2001 it was renamed as Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy. It was the first institution to get the 'Deemed University status' in Tamil Nadu. Srinivasa Ramanujan Center at Kumbakonam is affiliated to it.
In 2011, software company Tata Consultancy Services set a world record of recruiting 1,755 students from SASTRA, the largest recruitment by any company in the world from a single campus.[3]
Campus facilities
The campus occupies a built up area of over 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m2)[4] and houses a population of over 13,000 students.
Ranking
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The QS World University Rankings ranked SASTRA 351-400 in Asia in 2018.[5]
SASTRA was ranked 33 among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2018,[6] 36 among universities[7] and 54 overall.[8]
Festivals
The first edition of Kuruksastra was held on 2–3 March 2007.[9] The second edition of Kuruksastra was on 6–9 March 2008. It started the tradition of hosting musical celebrities for a "Pro Nite" show with singers such as Shankar Mahadevan, Karthik, Mahathi, Pop Shalini, Stephen Devassy and Suchitra. It had over 1200 participants, making it one of the largest such festivals in the country.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "SASTRA website".
- ^ [1] - Higher Education India
- ^ "Recruitment: TCS creates world record at SASTRA". ibnlive.in.com. September 18, 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "Infrastructure @ SASTRA". sastra.edu. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
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